Jaetober

It's not about the differences between the versions. It's about the fact that this was put out there as a sequel to the LA version, but has nothing to do with that version . It should have been put out there as a remake that follows the anime and started from the beginning. At least then people would have known, not to try and connect the two and maybe there would be a clear understanding of how he got his wings, can control a Heavenly flame, and why he's seeking out another flame right off the bat.

Hearsay, then they should have marketed as a remake that started from the beginning and not the middle if they wanted to follow the donghua. You can't call it season 2 of the live action and then eliminate or twist everything that the audience knows.
Hu Jia is now female and has the traits of Poison girl Xiao Yi Xian. Xiao Yan never attended the school, but he has wings, controls one flame, and is trying to get another. The audience who watched the live action, that is supposed to be considered the prequel to this, is left confused as to how and why. The only explanation given at the start is about him taking care of the 3 yr pact and that alone does not make this a sequel.

This was put out there as a season 2. It's a season 2 to a season 1 that doesn't exist. This doesn't follow any of the story lines from season 1, Fights Break Sphere. It should have been a remake starting from the beginning and not the middle.
Had the story and production remained consistent, the change in actors wouldn't have been an issue. The Lost Tomb series has proven that you can change actors and still provide a story worth watching as long as the stories are good and companions to one another.
When it comes to a season 2 that follows a cliffhanger ending, for some odd reason, there is a huge disconnect between what the audiences are looking for and what the writers and producers choose to put out there. I can't understand how they can be so oblivious to the audience's simple desire to have a story continue where it left off.

Did you notice that they also changed one of the male characters to female? This was put out there as a season 2. It's a season 2 belonging to a season 1 that doesn't exist. For those who wanted a continuation of the first story, this is unwatchable because there are too many things out of place that cause confusion and a lot of how and why questions that are never really going to be answered. The inconsistency is too great.

No. If you did, you would be confused. If you haven't seen the original, you have a small chance of being able to watch this one.

The zodiac listed above is wrong. Xiao Zhan is a Libra. I love that his sign is the same as mine and that his birthday is only 4 days before mine.

When I talk about growth, I'm talking about ability and becoming better. Look at Yibo in My Strange Friend and Gank Your Heart and compare with Luoyang and clips from Being a Hero and the teaser trailer for the newest project he's in Anonymous. You can see how much better he's gotten. Look at Lu Han in Fighter of the Destiny vs Crossfire. Every actor should go through a period of growth. I mentioned that nonromance is where he's made the most growth and that's true. In part because he hasn't done a lot of romance. I enjoyed Gank You heart too, but the romance for me was just okay. It was better than Legend of Fei. On that one, we are just going to have to agree to disagree.
I like Dylan Wang. He did a good portrayal of Ning Que in Ever Night 2, Not my favorite or what I would say is his best work, but it was good. I then saw him in Miss the Dragon and thought he didn't do "stoic" very well, but then I saw him in Meteor Garden and was proved wrong. He can do stoic, but in Miss the Dragon it was bad. After seeing him in The Rational Life, I decided that he's better suited to modern dramas. Does that mean he should stay away from costume dramas? No. He's never going to have growth if he does. Just because someone thinks an actor is better suited for a particular genre, doesn't mean they should stay away and never act in that genre. It just means that you'll see less flaws and more ease in what they are better at.
I won't deny, Yibo made a great LWJ, but part of that in my opinion, is because Yibo is great at micro expressions. I think he's so good at it because it's built into his personality. If you watch him in variety shows or saw him when he hosted DDU, you can see it. Another thing that made him good at romance in The Untamed is that he and Xiao Zhan had incredible chemistry. It's one reason some people are so militant about the two of them being a couple. They formed a bond, just like their characters and you don't see that in Legend of Fei. In Gank Your Heart, the chemistry is better, but still not as great as in TU. Ultimately, doing a romantic role well relies heavily on chemistry. Again, saying he isn't suited, isn't to say he can't or should stay away, look at as saying he needs more growth and to show it, he needs someone he has more chemistry with.

It could have been the pairing, but Yibo didn't present romance well in Legend of Fei. He and Zhao Lying weren't a match romantically. In Luoyang, his character showed responsibility for his "wife", but was didn't show romantic interest. With Gank Your Heart, the romance existed, but wasn't very "awe" or "wow". The Untamed was his best as far as romance. I can see why someone would feel he's better suited to non romance. I think non romance is where he's made the most growth as an actor.

Oath of Love should be listed as Uncertain Release because that's what it's become.

I'm looking forward to Being a Hero and Formed Police Unit while hoping that someone will dust off and release Private Shushan College.

It wasn't the acting I took issue with, although I like Dylan Wang better in modern dramas than costume.

If a show has a satisfactory ending to it, I don't generally need a second season either. Hotel de Luna ended showing the hotel with a new owner and a new look and that's why I like the idea of another season of it even with a satisfactory ending.
Ever Night, don't know if you saw that, ended on a cliffhanger and needed a second season, but the second season was crap. That I hate. There were a few things relating to the first season that were completely forgotten, making parts of the story inconsistent.

The thing about a second season of Hotel de Luna is that you can get an entirely different story. Because of how it ends , there's no need to continue with the original leads.

Would love more Hotel de Luna. And Hello Monster, even though that one isn't mentioned here.

I really hated that the viewer is supposed to somehow feel sorry for Lhong in the end and he asks for forgiveness from Thorn and he gives him forgiveness. No, that wasn't the proper way to address that and I hate whenever I read someone talking about liking that Ken and No got together. There are some things that should never be ignored by reality, no matter how outside the box we should view a show. And I agree, Mew and Gulf do have great chemistry.

Very good article and while I can't disagree, I feel Addicted needs and article all on it's own. The way I view Addicted, it's not in the same realm of trying for innocent skirting of consent. The plot of Addicted is a toxic relationship born of obsession. Because of this, it's purpose is to break the rules of consent. With Addicted, the hope should be that once both characters have dealt with their sexuality and come together, that there will be a slow change in behavior and attitude. Not unlike what we see later in the Thai drama Tharntype. You could probably write a book about the lack of consent in Thai dramas, but Tharntype is by far the most toxic I've seen and closest to what I believe Addicted was headed for.